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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Hello stamping friends. Well today is a bittersweet post as it is my last time posting for Great Impressions. I have so enjoyed my time on this fabulous DT and I hope I've brought some inspiration to you! For my last card I chose one of my favorite sentiment stamps from the store.

I love this image and knew it would pair perfectly with this sentiment. The image is called F517 Bird in Roses and the sentiment is called D465 Live There. I watercolored the image and added some borders and seqins. Thanks so much for my time on the GI DT!

Be sure to join us in this month's challenge (click!) and if you use any GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery (click!). Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (click!) and maybe treat yourself to a few new images...did you know shipping is free over $25?!

Monday, June 29, 2015

Hi, all! I'm back today with another card that uses a gorgeous sentiment stamp from the Great Impressions online store! This card was made for my little sister, who was married last month. Come and check it out...

The sentiment, E36 On Your Wedding Day, was stamped onto some glimmer cardstock and heat embossed in gold. It is SO hard to photograph the shine, but it is so pretty!

This amazing sentiment can stand on it's own, so all I did was layer some cardstock, glitter paper, and dry embossed glimmer cardstock onto the card base. Like I stated, the shine on this card is totally unreal! SO elegant!

I'm pleased to say that my sister and new brother-in-law really loved this card! Hopefully they keep it forever...they better! ;) What do you think of it? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

This week, we are highlighting a Great Impressions tutorial and I chose Kendra’s Painters Tape Technique. I love making backgrounds so this is one technique I really enjoy! Kendra did a great job on the tutorial so you should check it out after to stop by my blog and leave a little love!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my card!One last thing! I have enjoyed sharing my cards with you over the last year and seeing all of your fabulous creations. Sadly, my time at GI is up, so this is my last post. I’m sure I will be playing along in some upcoming challenges though, so stay tuned and have fun crafting!

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

This week we are showing you some great GI tutorials! For mine I chose a sponge spotlighting technique. This is a really easy technique but gives such a pretty result. You can find the original tutorial here.

I started by masking off a circle that I had die cut from a post it note. Then I sponged 2 Distress ink colors, Peacock Feathers and Spiced Marmalade onto my card base. After removing the mask I stamped the B151 A Little Hello sentiment and the E807 Queen Ann Lace.

Be sure to join us in this month's challenge (click!) and if you use any GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery (click!). Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (click!) and maybe treat yourself to a few new images...did you know shipping is free over $25?!

I decided to create a fun fish bowl card using G421 Bubble Fish as my image. I stamped it, colored it in with glitter gel pens, then added it to the front of the easel using Glossy Accents, reinkers, and Stickles. I then added some seashells and pearls to create a "sea floor".

I chose E767 Bubble Over as my sentiment because I LOVE LOVE LOVE a good pun! This sentiment just seemed to be perfect! It's even circular in shape, like the fish bowl easel!

I super duper LOVE the way this card turned out! It turned out better than I expected, actually! What do you think? Love or hate? I'm excited to find out, so please leave a comment below! :)

Found a pretty piece of patterned card stock, and trimmed it enough at the top edge of the flowers that the kittens could sort of slide in behind the flowers. The sentiment was stamped, panel attached to card base,

I decided to do a chalkboard technique card with this stamp. I know that technique has been around a while, but I still love to use it once in a while. Why not hop over to my blog to check out all the details?

Be sure to join us in this month's challenge (click!) and if you use any GI stamps be sure to link up to the customer gallery (click!). Be sure to stop by the Great Impressions store (click!) and maybe treat yourself to a few new images...did you know shipping is free over $25?!

Monday, June 15, 2015

Hi, friends! I'm back with a paper pieced card using a darling stamp from the Great Impressions online store! This was actually my mother in law's Mother's Day card, but I couldn't share it until now! Take a peek...

This image, H194 Mom's Kitchen, was perfect for my MIL's Mother's Day card because our last name is Kitchen...well, I guess I thought it was clever. ;) The image portion was paper pieced, and the stockings were colored in with glitter gel pen. I also highlighted the sentiment portion of the stamp with glitter gel pens.

Some bits of bling were added for a feminine feel. I like the way they coordinate with my color scheme and add a finished feeling.

I'm pleased to tell you that the card was a hit! I was relieved, because paper piecing this image was not easy, lol! What do you think of the finished product? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

I think this hound dog is one of my new favorite stamps! How adorable is he? And I love the sentiment with him. Please stop by my blog to get more details! Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my card!